2026-08-11
27 分钟This is The Guardian.
Today, Saudi Arabia splurges billions on a video games company.
Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is known for many things.
The war in Yemen, allegedly ordering the murder of a journalist, the mass arrests of his own citizens.
But there's something else you might not know about him.
Apparently, he really loves video games.
Rumour has it that his favourite games are League of Legends, Age of Empires.
Which is where you literally build empires.
Of course.
I don't think we should downplay the fact that he is a gamer.
And I think that is important because not only is it making passionate,
but it also made him knowledgeable about the sector.
And this might help explain a multi-billion dollar deal announced this month,
which will see Saudi Arabia become a major investor in one of the world's biggest games companies.
Electronic Arts or EA.
The deal finally got done.
The EA sport business has officially gone private.
It's been bought out by those investors, including Saudi Arabia's public investment fund.
We'll have a look at what that means.
So what's really behind this deal?